Adirondack League Club Forest Lodge, Lake Honnedaga

Adirondack Real Estate for Sale: Rocky Point Camp, Little Moose Lake, $3.5 million

In the same family for over half a century, Rocky Point Camp was constructed in the tradition of the historic Adirondack camps on scenic Little Moose Lake. Rocky Point is an 18.7 acre peninsula extending well into the 700 acre lake, offering unparalleled views, 5100 feet of shoreline and extraordinary privacy due to the non-motorized craft restriction. The Summer Lodge is a showcase of craftsmanship of a bygone era. Constructed of spruce logs cut and milled on site, the 6,100 square foot 3-story lodge features full timbered ceilings, half timbered walls with bead board paneling and hardwood floors. The impressive 60 ft Living Room features 3 distinct sitting areas each with its own brick fireplace and separated by stately spruce pillars. A traditional Foyer adjoins leading to the lakeside wraparound porch. A formal Dining Room with a brick fireplace adjoining fully equipped kitchen, pantry and utility room complete the first level.  Text and Photo Credit: Sothebys International Realty

Clubhouse, Adirondack League Club

Adirondack League Club Lodge

Adirondack League Club, Forest Lodge

This is the interior of Forest Lodge, Adirondack League Club, Honnedaga Lake, New York.

First Bisby Lake, Adirondack League Club

Winter Lodge, Adirondack League Club

Old View of the Adirondack League Club Entry

The Private Adirondacks

The Adirondack Park was created to be forever wild, but it is filled with privately owned homes, private clubs sitting on tens of thousands of privately held acres, and great camp compounds of wealthy families, passed down through generations. Along with the spirit of public benefit and openness, and free access to nature that compelled the State of New York to set aside this great Park as a protected haven for the people to enjoy, there is an equally compelling drive to keep parts of the Park very private, hidden from view. This is true in places like the Adirondack League Club and the Ausable Club in St. Huberts, New York. It is true, too, all around, in camps large and modest, whose owners tack POSTED NO TRESPASSING signs on every other tree. Private roads, private drives, private parks: these are everywhere mixed with the public lands that the State and the people have reserved for our own, and future, generations. There is a desire among property owners to shelter their Adirondack homes as secluded havens from the tempests of city life and, in a larger sense, to keep the secret to themselves.